Confederate Flag: living in the past or just showing pride?

I'm from the South and I'm proud of it. I like the North as well, but if I got into a "who's better" argument you can bet I'll be defending the South. BTW, that's not what I'm insinuating here.

I'm also white and a good deal of my friends and co-workers are black. I get along with all of them. I don't own any confederate flags, but if someone wants to use that to show they support the South, hey, okay by me.

I respect people who are proud of where they come from, however they want to show it. If I see someone in public with a flag, I don't attach subjective labels to someone I don't even know in the first place. A huge majority of the time the evil perceptions of intent are only in the subjective mind of the criticizer.

Living in the past... I dont see anyone brandishing a northern 13 original colonies flag...

I dont see anyone brandishing a northern 13 original colonies flag...

Originally posted by BackFire
Because those are usually the people who are really really proud of that flag.

So are you saying that more than likely these guys are bad guys?
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At one time the Stars 'n Bars were a legitimate political symbol, but now it basically translates to : "The South will rahz again! Yeeee-Haw!"

confederate flag symbolizes racism and treason. Do "proud germans" still fly the swastika?

Originally posted by Darth Jello
confederate flag symbolizes racism and treason. Do "proud germans" still fly the swastika?

Nope. The Stars 'n Bars have become synonymous with racism. Today, yes the 2 flags more-or-less mean the same thing.

Last year at a store I saw some little white chick with a shirt that said "I *heart* The South" and the heart had the stars 'n bars! 😱 😘

It's not so strange. I know people, really liberal people, who have the old Soviet flag hanging up - now they don't in any way condone what happened during the USSR years but they a. Think it's just a good looking flag (pop artish) or b. Are kind of those people who see it as a symbol, a transcendant one, of the communist ideal, not of Communist failings.

And here in Australia, the flag of the Eureka stockade is still popular. Despite the fact it was a pathetic rebellion that resulted in a heap of Chinese miners being beaten up before the red coats came and shot a heap of the rioters. Few people even remember what it was about, or what the flag represented, but it somehow has a bit of a culturally place in peoples hearts, good or bad (after all, we honor a bush ranger and some people want a song about a suicidal sheep rustler to become our national anthem)